Update: Nintendo has now confirmed that the Joy-Con price drop will also come to North America.

Just like Japan, the discount only applies to single Joy-Con purchases.

The single Joy-Con products below will be reduced from $49.99 to $39.99 starting from 9th November.

Original Article (Mon 12th Oct, 2020 13:30 BST): Nintendo has revealed that it will be permanently reducing the price of its Switch Joy-Con controllers in Japan, starting from next month.

From 6th November, the price of a single Joy-Con controller will be revised from 4,480 yen + tax to 3,740 yen + tax, which is a drop of about 16.5%?

The price reduction will apply to single Joy-Con products only, meaning Switch owners will still pay the same, regular price for a complete pack of two (thanks, Japanese Nintendo).

We're sure a drop in price would be well received, especially with all of the Joy-Con drift issues we've been seeing, but feel free to have your say in the comments below.

Do you think we'll see a price drop soon.

He’d much rather just have a night in with Mario Kart and a pizza, and we can’t say we blame him.

"The price reduction will apply to single Joy-Con products only" - so no practical price drop then.

Would be great to see joy-cons drop to $59.99 for a pair.

$79.99 is just too much!

I’m guessing X Series controllers are similarly priced.

Nintendo reducing the prices of Joy-Con, is not gonna make the dreaded Joy-Con Drift disapier.

I would like to think they are bringing an improved JoyCon to market to address the drift issue but I hold little faith in that!

It’s been 3 years so probably they just don’t care.

I need them to fix their “Pro” controller as well.

I feel like Joycon is a waste of money and you should just buy a pro controller.

The price drop is cool, but I really just don't care.

"We're sure a drop in price would be well received...".

People would rather the issue be fixed rather than a price reduction on a single Joy Con when they're typically sold in pairs.

@LatsaSpege Pro Controller also drifts.

It just takes three months more.

The exorbitantly high cost to replace malfunctioning ones makes purchasing this otherwise decent controller unjustifiable (I'm surprised people even purchase new first-party ones at all considering they cost $70 and continue to routinely malfunction over time).

Mine do not drift but I'm really sad nintendo quality has gone out the window!

At some point in the US the single Joycon disappeared and two packs went up to $79.99?

@arabiansanchez I love the joy-con & understand you are “kinda” getting two controllers when you get a pair but the DualSense 5 has just as much tech packed in.

PlayStation made a big to-do about it and how DualShock 4 can’t be used for PS5 games due to all the features the new controller adds that you’ll need for PS5 games.

@Coxula Oh, I have had a Pro Controller for over 2 years and it has not drifted once.

@LatsaSpege I hear it happens on pro controller but rarely.

Dumb that it counts only for the single joy cons and not the ones included with the console.

Hard to believe Nintendo would ever drop something in price out of the goodness of their shriveled black corporate heart?

I miss when nintendo controllers would actually last...

i’m still pissed off about my pro controller drifting when it’s never once been a problem i’ve had with any other console!

We already HAVE seen permanent reduction in price for a Joy-Con set i most of Europe.

The pro controller does not have the same drifting rates as the joycons, not even close!

There's a reason "Pro Controller Drift" is not a phrase?

Because pro controllers aren't susceptible to drift.

@Coxula I have had my pro controller for over a year and it doesn't drift for me.

Though it varies from person to person but I can confidently say that pro controllers in the very last last way longer than joycons and not just 3 months more mind you.

But pro controller drift is still a problem that should also be addressed.

They should drop the price for joy-cons because 80 something dollars is not worth it at all!

Nintendo needs to stop being greedy and start pricing things at a fair price.

@Donkey-Kong-Fan Pro controllers will never drift unless you throw them and forcefully play with the thumbstick.

eh, you guys will still keep buying Switch games and accessories so they don't care.

A price drop won't make a product that doesn't work more appealing.

“Ya know, fixing the Drift on Joy-Cons is just too much work, so we’re reducing the prices?

I have been dealing with drift for what feels like a year and I am only 13 so I don't have enough money but if they reduce it I will be so happy is it can't get repaired because there is no Nintendo stores in the UK.

For anyone saying that Pro Controllers don’t drift...I have 4, and have had drifting issues with all of them over the years.

@Zidentia @koffing Nintendo will solve the joycon drift issue and redeem themselves from it no matter what you say.

Also, pro controllers do not have a drift problem, it’s extremely rare.

My 2 Pro Controllers didn’t have drift it was all in my head!

The other accounts here that mention drift are clearly all just mine.

Why go for a price cut for the Joy-Cons but not Switch as well.

The fact that you’re so desperately trying to say that Nintendo won’t fix the issue proves that you really don’t want things to get better?

You were probably one of the people who said the Switch would not sell well, or that Nintendo would never change their YouTube policies, even though they did.

I and many other people don’t deal well with selfish pessimists like you who want to discourage others from playing Nintendo games and from having faith that Nintendo will solve an issue.

@asmi8803 to my knowledge they did not address the drifting as it is still an issue even with newer units!

the drifting is definitely an issue?

@Zidentia You’re trying to discourage people from having faith in Nintendo that they will fix this issue, all because you have such selfish pessimism.

Nintendo makes great games and historically great hardware.

It’s expensive and you need to prepare that your controllers might break.

Drift is a common issue.

Nintendo will fix Joy Cons for free but you can be without a controller for weeks.

And despite the nasty comments you can enjoy Nintendo games and recognize their flaws.

I hope people will continue to support each other here, celebrate Nintendo and all the excitement its games bring us, and that mods will nix any fanboy behavior that resorts to name-calling and accusations.

@koffing Why should we budget for the fact that Nintendo was too lazy to fix the most glaring problem of their controllers for 3.5 years.

The Joycons are the most poorly made controllers by Nintendo by far.

No controller in the history of Nintendo has been this horrible, and they're still charging a ludicrous amount for these even though they've clearly been shown to be objectively bad.

cause you want to play Nintendo games!

@LatsaSpege @Coxula @Ghostchip @Jacadamia @Donkey-Kong-Fan @Synecdoche As others have mentioned, Pro controllers also develop stick problems.

What a shame this issue has become.

I take great joy in using my flawlessly-performing NES, SNES and GCN controllers, and I even violated a long-standing rule in order to purchase a Switch in its launch year.

@Supadav03 you only get 1 tho you get 2 for 80 bucks still cheaper for 2 joycons then 2 ps or xbox controllers.

@RastaJedi You may be right, could have just been Walmart.

There’s a reason “pro controller drift” is not a phrase and there’s also a reason why Nintendo is not being sued because of the pro controller.

Here is Nintendolifes guide to fixing pro controller drift if yours ever starts drifting.

But I'm sure you'll never have that issue and they created that guide for the sole purpose of upsetting you

Wouldn't it be better to just fix them instead of selling discounts on possibly nonworking items

Gamers: NINTENDO, FIX JOY-CON DRIFT ALREADY!!

Nintendo: We heard you - we are now reducing the price of single Joy-Cons

Yes but only if NoA follows through with it by bringing back single Joy Cons to North America

Unless you replace the faulty Joy Con’s joystick entirely then it’s just kicking the can down the road

So many bad experiences, just sticking with the Pro Controller from now on

It's like they know that people just want to buy the left joy-con, because it sucks, but refuse to accept it

I think it's for the best, they make most of their money from software so having controllers that work perfectly should be a priority

Just grab a Q-tip, dip it in some rubbing alcohol, put it around the Joy-Con Sticks, and there

Could be wrong, but I feel I'd remember if Nintendo had the audacity to charge $50 for 1/2 a controller

They were $40 for a single at launch, $70 for a pair

Nintendo offers gyro and you basically have a hybrid 2 in 1 controller so the price is perfectly fine

I also have three switches and 12 joy cons and we have had issue with only one set

Out of my 4 controllers (red and blue for each side), 3 of them have had drift, two had shoulder buttons not working

It's shame it was needed, but just like computer games nowadays, send it out unfinished and just patch it later

Got my Hori Split Pad PRO for $49 after my Drift issue

Plus I’ve never had drift issues with PS or Xbox 1st party controllers the way I have with all 3 sets of $80

I LOVE Nintendo, Switch & the joy-cons BUT they either need to be reduced in price or be fixed of all drift issues

FIX JOY CON DRIFT NINTENDO

Between this crap change (which is completely inadequate and doesn't address the problems with joycons), and the recent trend of limited release games I'm starting to reconsider being an unapologetic Nintendo fan

It's like you literally ignore the cavalcade of people telling you and complaining about how pervasive it is and you're just like

If it is actually that simple why does Nintendo fix them for free if you send them to them, but not issue a statement with the fix you're describing

Damn I was really hoping to get drop on the two joycons

Just remember that it is all fixable, right now, with a deadzone adjustment in software, that nearly EVERY SINGLE piece of software ever written except Switch software has the ability to adjust

@HotGoomba drift isn’t really my problem, all of my joy-con are experiencing some serious input latency issues, even the ones that just got replaced

Lol typical Nintendo

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